News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Iran has “no trust” in the U.S. and is interested in negotiating with Washington only if it is serious, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says, as talks on ending the war remained on hold.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 15, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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‘20 years is enough’: Trump puts a timeline on limiting Iran’s nuclear program
— Politico (@politico.com) May 15, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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Lebanon-Israel talks produce new ceasefire, hope future meetings will "advance lasting peace."
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) May 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Israel carries out strike targeting most senior Hamas military leader left in Gaza https://cnn.it/4dbF1Gq
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children. n.pr/4ddGOL2
— NPR (@npr.org) May 15, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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Though U.S. President Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “discussed almost everything,” their superpower summit produced no sweeping agreements and concluded with just a handful of measurable outcomes.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Nearly 50 ICE detainees have died since President Trump returned to office last year and began pushing for mass deportations. Many of the deaths appear to have been preventable, a CNN investigation found. https://cnn.it/4tHqvey
— CNN (@cnn.com) May 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Congressional leaders are straining to get their absentee members to return to Capitol Hill as the House's vote margins on major legislation grow ever more precarious.
— Axios (@axios.com) May 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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BREAKING: The U.S. halts Army deployment to Poland as part of a troop reduction in Europe initially focused on Germany, AP sources say.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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There's a new outbreak of Ebola in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Here's what to know about one of the world's deadliest diseases
— Bloomberg News (@bloomberg.com) May 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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The Justice Department moves toward an indictment against former Cuban president Raúl Castro, AP sources say.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) May 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Trump announces new National Garden of American Heroes in Washington D.C. reut.rs/3RJhJz9
— Reuters (@reuters.com) May 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Boeing and Toyota donated $1 million each to help fund a new reality-television inspired show starring Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy with his family on a road trip. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4wvwnKf
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) May 15, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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